The series of stories about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn is considered the most significant contribution of Mark TWAIN (Samuel Clemens) to American literature. Moreover, these works belong to the so-called Great American novels, because they are not only saturated with the color of life in the American South, but also written in a lively spoken language. According to experts, it was with these stories, printed at the end of the XIX century., and began the original American literature. This edition includes not only stories that are well known to domestic readers, but also less widely distributed parts of the series: 'Tom Sawyer abroad' and 'Tom Sawyer the detective'. <br>These three stories are given in the translation of Zinaida Nikolaevna Zhuravskaya. She was born in 1867, studied in the Oryol province and graduated from the Alexander Institute of noble maidens with a Large gold medal. Then she lived and worked in St. Petersburg, translating works by European and American writers from several languages. While working on the texts, she tried to reproduce the author's speech with maximum accuracy; it is no accident that Zhuravskaya was already called the 'Queen of translations'during her lifetime. She finished her career in Paris in 1931. <br>'The adventures of Huckleberry Finn' is given in the translation of Vladimir Germanovich Bogoraz (1865-1936). At birth, he received the Hebrew name Nathan, which later became part of his literary pseudonym. He was a man of versatile talents-he studied at the St. Petersburg University at the faculty of law, professionally engaged in Ethnography. Bogoraz made his debut as a writer in 1896. I have started the translation work. He was familiar with the realities of American life firsthand - he had lived in the United States for several years. <br>Illustrations for 'the Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' were made by the French artist Achille Sirou (1834-1904). He graduated from the School of fine arts in Paris, and for his magnificent work was awarded the title of Knight of the Legion of Honor. The story 'Tom Sawyer abroad' was illustrated by American artist Daniel Carter beard, who became one of the founders of the boy scouts in the United States. Images for the story 'Tom Sawyer-detective' made by American graphic artist Arthur Burdett frost, who is considered one of the representatives of the 'Golden age of American illustration' <br> <br>Hide <br>Read more: https://www.labirint.ru/books/695887/